November update

Hello everyone,

It's time for a quick update while we await the busy holiday season. 

Renate Min Oo and I taught two one-day Lace Papermaking workshops up at Christchurch here in Greensville on November 20-21, and they were a great success. The most fascinating part was in comparing just how different the two classes turned out to be, in the kind of experimentation, the volume of production, and the input from participants. Each group had its own strengths. I will be posting images on my Facebook Page as soon as they are out of my camera.

On the evening of December 3, you are invited to the yearly Design Hope art and music fundraiser for Hamilton Out of the Cold, that provides regular meals for our homeless population. One of my pieces will be part of a Live Auction that evening. Many excellent talented Hamilton musicians will be performing and offering a compilated CD for sale. This evening is always a good time! 


I'll be adding images and more news shortly.


Lorraine

September update

 Courage  2010  24x24"

Hello friends!

Summer was wonderful, classically hot, and steamy. My cottonwoods are already turning and dropping their leaves. It's time to let go of that lazy hazy feeling, and get back in the saddle. Cool mornings, hot porridge! Although I was working steadily through the summer, I was stricken with a terrifying eye infection in August, which took three good weeks out of my life and added a few gray hairs. But all is well at the moment and it's catch up time.

The Dundas Studio Tour that was held on October 2-3 was huge success. In spite of terrible, and I mean truly dismal, weather, visitors flocked to our location. It was our most successful tour EVER. We'll have to remember that for next year! :)

 A while back, I was approached by a representative for the Long Island Jewish World, Manhattan Jewish Sentinel and Rockland Jewish Tribune, asking to feature my large commission, the Seven Days of Creation, as the cover image during Rosh Hashanah.They were so pleased with the result that they have asked for more images.

 

  The Seven Days of Creation 2008  69x80" 

My quilt, Luck and Skill, has been selected to be on exhibit at the International Quilt Festival in Houston, TX from October 30 to November 7, 2010. It will be part of the Quilters' SOS - Save our Stories exhibition. This quilt was the subject of an interview with Bernie Herman, the George B. Tindall Professor of American Studies and Folklore at the University of North Carolina in 2008. Here is the link to the interview: Luck and Skill . It is well worth reading. Sometimes I can't believe I said all that!

 Luck and Skill   2007  30x30"

 I will be teaching a 3-day workshop, Collage with Nets, in London, Ontario, in May 2011. This will be one of the many activities associated with the major Gathering Threads Conference to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Canadian Embroiderers' Guild in London. I owe a great deal to this wonderful organization, and if you are a textile enthusiast, I am positive you will find much to see over those 4 days. Visit this link for more information as it unfolds.

That's all for now... as always, send a note, give me a call, or come and visit. You are always welcome!

Lorraine

Early Snow #5  2010  24x12"